Rumour Mongering: Real Madrid Trigger Dumfries’ Release Clause

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Denzel Dumfries of the Netherlands trains with the Dutch National Team at the KNVB Campus in Zeist, the Netherlands, on March 22, 2026. (Photo by Marcel van Dorst/EYE4IMAGES/NurPhoto via Getty Images) | NurPhoto via Getty Images

Per Fabrizio Romano, Real Madrid have triggered the €20m release clause of Inter Milan’s 30-year-old right-back/right wing-back Denzel Dumfries.

EXCLUSIVE: Denzel Dumfries to Real Madrid, HERE WE GO! ️

Deal in place and all agreed with Dutch right back to join Real Madrid from Inter, Spanish club will trigger €20m release clause.

Dumfries has accepted Madrid, deal closed tonight and formal steps to follow. pic.twitter.com/UghisoJwmh

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 2, 2026

Liverpool FC had been linked with the Dutchman in the January window and was again rumoured this summer window before Arne Slot’s departure. Romano is reporting that Liverpool were still interested, but the player simply chose Real Madrid.

[] NEW: Today, Liverpool tried right up until the very last moment to see whether there was any possibility of continuing talks and negotiations for Dumfries, and to keep the door open, including with the arrival of Iraola.

The answer was no, because Dumfries chose Real…

— Anfield Sector (@AnfieldSector) June 2, 2026

Well, the rumour wasn’t a popular one to begin with, so Reds fans will likely feel that it’s a bullet dodged and hope that any right-back we bring in will be a younger one who can be a mainstay in the team for years to come. The bonus of Real Madrid doing this is the potential benching of Trent Alexander-Arnold after just one year in the Spanish capital.

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